Hotel Schimmelpenninck Huys

Round trip from Groningen station. Over the dike along the canal you follow the route to the Hoornsemeer. You walk along the northern edge of the lake and then continue to the Piccardthofplas. Finally, the route takes you right through the city park. The route is entirely on asphalt, it is a good running route or an easy walk.

Unofficial cycling route from Groningen to Amsterdam, via Leeuwarden, Sneek and Alkmaar. The route leads over the Afsluitdijk, along various beaches and pieces of nature.

City walk through the historic city center of Groningen, past monumental guesthouses, through parks and historic and modern architecture. This city walk in Groningen shows what this ancient trading city has to offer: monumental warehouses and stately mansions on city canals and wide canals, hidden alleys, quiet medieval courtyards, imposing churches, the Groninger Museum and of course shops, cozy restaurants and bars with terraces along the waters. The walk starts and ends at Central...

Take a leisurely bike ride, or run, from Groningen train station to the Hoornsemeer and Paterswoldsemeer lakes. The lakes are just south of the city. You drive through the Corpus den Hoorn district to the Hoornsemeer, and from here over the banks to the Paterswoldsemeer. You make a tour around the lakes and you drive back along the winding river Hoornse Diep and through the De Wijert district.

Segment of the Pieterpad between Groningen and Zuidlaren, through the water-rich nature reserves of Paterswoldsemeer and the Drentsche Aa. The Pieterpad is one of the most famous long-distance trails in the Netherlands, running from the north of Groningen to the south of Maastricht. The trail runs between Pieterburen and Sint Pietersberg. A well-marked long-distance hike through the Dutch countryside, past historic farms, dolmens, through fields and forests. An official hiking guide is...